Homicide detectives from Toronto police have been called in to investigate the Monday afternoon attack.

Homicide detectives were called in to investigate after a woman was fatally stabbed Monday afternoon.

Toronto police said that around 3 p.m. they responded to a call regarding a reported aggravated assault at a home near Mount Pleasant Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E.

Upon arriving at 133 Ronan Ave., they discovered a woman with “obvious injuries.”

The woman, who is believed to be in her 50s or 60s, was rushed to a local trauma centre with what Toronto EMS described as life-threatening injuries resulting from several stab wounds. She later died in hospital.

Many of those who live in the quiet residential neighbourhood said the family kept to themselves.

On Monday night the front lawn and driveway at 133 Ronan Ave. were cordoned off with police tape. A police van was parked in the narrow driveway and a cruiser stood sentinel in front of the home.

Police said a man was taken into custody shortly after the violence.

Police have not confirmed whether charges have yet been laid or what the relationship between the victim and the man in custody is.

However, there were media reports Monday night that said the man in custody is believed to be the son of the victim and in his late 20s.